"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED 1817 UTC/02 MAY 2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.

"A period of planetary G3 geomagnetic conditions has been observed
on 02-May, associated with two recent CME arrivals and a sustained
period of southward IMF conditions. Further periods of G3 are
possible over 02-03 May.

"INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY EXPECTED DUE TO CORONAL MASS E...

Longtime amateur radio publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, has become a Silent Key. He passed away on April 27, 2024.

In 1960, Ross started working for Cowan Publishing Company and quickly became Associate Editor for CQ. In 1964, he was promoted to Editor of CQ, when Cowan Publishing moved its offices to Long Island, New York. As Ross became more involved with the business side of the magazine, he was e...

I ragazzi di ARI YOTA Italia hanno partecipato alle celebrazioni per i 150 anni di Guglielmo Marconi dal Vaticano. Sabato 27 aprile sono stati attivi come HV9TVM (HV9 Trasmittente Vaticana Marconi), nominativo autorizzato dal Dicastero per le Comunicazioni del Vaticano.

Nella foto da sx a dx: Alma (ARI Radio Club), Chiara IU0SDC, Tsuf IU0RBC, Edoardo IU0SBX, Marco IU0RAZ, Nevet IU0RBB.

MFJ Enterprises, Inc founder Martin F. Jue, K5FLU, announced that as of May 17, 2024, the company will cease on-site production at their Starkville, Mississippi, facility. Ameritron, Hy-Gain, Cushcraft, Mirage, and Vectronics brand products will be affected by the shutdown. In a letter posted to social media, Jue said he is looking forward to retiring. Times have changed since I started this bu...

The 2024 ARRL National Convention is just 3 weeks away, on May 17 -- 19, 2024. The event is being hosted by Dayton Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio.

ARRL has a significant amount of technical content planned for the convention program. (see the full rundown at www.arrl.org/expo). There are also presentations planned to challenge and inspire attendees throughout each step of a radio amateur's journey in...

Recycled glasses will be sent home with Argentinian campers attending the 2024 YOTA Summer Camp in the Americas, so that amateur radio operators and youth can safely watch the Annular Solar Eclipse in October. Donations are only being accepted in person at the Dayton Hamvention YOTA Booth #4304 from May 17 - 19 and at the YOTA Summer Camp in the Americas in Halifax, Novia Scotia, Canada, from J...

The 2024 ARRL National Convention, hosted by Dayton Hamvention®, is just a month away, and the convention program guide is now available at www.arrl.org/expo. The ARRL Events app is also ready to use, encouraging everyone planning to attend to preview all of the Hamvention exhibits, forums, and related activities.

Download the free ARRL Events app, or access the content from an internet browser....

On Monday, April 15, 2024, ham radio operators provided communications for the 128th running of the Boston Marathon. More than 280 radio amateurs participated in the event.

The marathon is one of the largest events for which hams provide communications support.  

It drew volunteers from many different places. "Operators are volunteering across Start, Course, Finish, Transportation, and various op...

"ASWFC GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING ISSUED AT 0733 UTC/26 APRIL2024 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE.

"A coronal hole wind stream has moderately enhanced the solar wind
speed and been associated with several hours’ worth of southward IMF
parameter Bz. For this reason, it is possible that periods of G1-G2
geomagnetic storm conditions may be observed.

"INCREASED GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVI...

Relazione Morale 2023
Alessio Sacchi, IZ4EFN

Con una crescita del 3% di soci, il 2023 mostra come la nostra Associazione sia l’unica che inverta il trend di consensi nel panorama italiano: oltre 11,100 radioamatori autorizzati e 600 Radio Club premiano gli sforzi di un’associazione impegnata a definire il futuro e la diffusione dell’attività nel nostro Paese.

Dopo molto tempo, il Working Group ARDF della IARU Regione 1 ha organizzato il 6° Campionato Mondiale Giovanile ARDF.
Il WYAC2024 si svolgerà in Moldavia dal 30 giugno al 4 luglio nella regione di Orhei vicino a Chisinau.

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Solar activity increased dramatically this reporting week (April
11-17), and thirteen new sunspot groups emerged. One appeared on
April 11, two more on April 13, three more on April 14, another two
on April 15, one more on April 16 and another two on April 17. On
April 18 an additional two sunspot groups emerged, and the daily
sunspot number increased to 247.

The daily sunspot number was 199 on April...

Per ricordare e commemorare la nascita del nostro grande scienziato, premio Nobel, Guglielmo MARCONI (1874-2024), L’A.R.I. (Associazione Radioamatori Italiani), il C.S.M.I. (Coordinamento Stazioni Marconiane Italiane), con la collaborazione del Club C.R.A.C. della Cornovaglia (Cornish Radio Amateur Club, organizzatore dell’International Marconi Day) e con il patrocinio della Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi hanno istituito il: DIPLOMA “MARCONI 150”

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È stato pubblicato sulla Gazzetta Ufficiale n.87 del 13 aprile 2024 il Decreto Legislativo 24 marzo 2024, n. 48 “Disposizioni correttive al decreto legislativo 8 novembre 2021, n. 207, di attuazione della direttiva (UE) 2018/1972 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio dell’11 dicembre 2018, che modifica il decreto legislativo 1° agosto 2003, n. 259, recante il codice delle comunicazioni elettroniche. (24G00066)”. Entrata in vigore del provvedimento: 28 aprile 2024.

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Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in their initial 2024 forecast.

ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, attended the National Hurricane Conference in Florida in late March, where the CSU prediction was issued. "The common discussion at the National Hurricane Conference this year was the...

Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best. On Saturday, April 6, a radio amateur and his family were enjoying the park when their vehicle became stuck in mud in a dangerous area. Without access to a cell network, the ham called for help on the 10-meter band.

According to a news release from the Black Swamp Amateur Radi...

Millions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.

The path of totality -- the line of darkness where the moon fully occluded the sun -- stretched through the South Pacific, Mexico, central Texas, the Ozarks, the Midwest, the Rust Belt area, and to New England through the Maritimes. In all, 14 ARRL Sections were impacted directly and several mor...

I did not see last Monday's eclipse, except on television. Here in
the Pacific Northwest, we only got a 20% exposure, and skies were
overcast.

As they moved across the country displaying successive totality, I
noticed the prominences on the edge of the disk. There were always
between one and three little red spots at the edge.

Solar activity over the past reporting week, April 4-10, remains
weak.

Avera...

Disponibile, cliccando sull'immagine, la prima YOTA Newsletter che racconta le ultime novità del progetto nella Regione 1 della IARU. In questo numero si presenta il nuovo board regionale e si propongono spunti e contatti internazionali per tutti i nostri giovani radioamatori.

I contatti nazionali per il progetto YOTA sono disponibili a QUESTO link